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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1887-03-26
SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY.

There are three thousand hlen en-
ployed in drift-mining in California,
and the product is $5,000,O00 year.
Experiments tried with new cleo
trical device for use in feeding sheets
Of paper to printing presses prove quito
successful. 1t is automatic, and notice
of any trouble is signalled at once by
ringing bell.
During the past ten years the Bald
win locomotive works have made over
four thousand locomotives, of which
they have exported about nine hundred.
Of these, fully seven hundred have gone
to South America. They not only fur
nish engines to South America, but have
supplanted English locomotives in New
Zealand. They have sent many to Aus
tralia and 20 New South Wales PbiIG-
delphta Press.
Prof. J. limerick, of William and
Mary College, has been studying a
meteroite which fell in that neighbor-
hood year ago, weighing about two
hundred tons. Its composition was
found to be chromium, nickel, alumni
mum, copper, magnesium, tin, and 9TH
er metals and metalloids. 1t contained
eighty-seven per cent. of iron in me
tallic state. Its specific gravity was
JAP.
Railroads are now giving preference
to Sawed ties when obtainable. They
can be transported and handled at less
expense, and make smoother track,
with less labor and less time. Sawed
ties can be made from timber that can
not be utilized for other purposes. This
branch of industry is proving profitable,
as the demand for railroad ties is in
creasing and the prices are advancing.
Chicago Tribune.
While agreeing in general with the
theory that comets have their origin
beyond the limits of the solar system,
Prof Daniel Kirkwood finds proof that
| some of those of short period are minor
planets, whose orbits in the asteroid
zone have been changed through the
perturbing influence of the large
planets. The third comet of 1884, for
instance, seems to have been drawn
from the Asteroids by Jupiter in May,
| 1875 Boston Budget.
"A new kind of nail, for attaching
mouldings and other light lumber,
which leaves no nail holes, is made
with point at each end, and with an
outwardly- projecting head or shoulder
midway between the points. The nail
is first driven into the wood by means
of a punch, which straddles the pro-
truding point and bears on the head.
When enough have been driven in the
moulding is placed over the nails and
driven down.-BoSton Bulletin.
"A well-known firm of Berlin en-
gineers is now making device far
signaling the passage of train by
means of mercury. The detection of
one rail of the line caused by the pass
ing of train is caused to press upon
the elastic diaphragm of a vessel fixed
under the rail, and containing mercury.
The mercury is forced up side tube
so as to complete an electrical circuit
and ring bell or work some other
| indicator.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1887-03-26
WAIT.
8, A. HAYDEN, Publisher.


Wait, my darling, by the shore
Where the dreary waters moan;
You already have crossed DER,
am lingering here alone.
STRAY not in that land of light
Far beyond the open gate,
Lest lose you from my sight
Wait, my darling, darling, wait.
Mine the cross, but yours the crown;
Mine the labor, yours the rest;
You your burden have cast down
Sorrow fingers in my breast.
All the waves of life's rude sea
Dash my bark with storm-torn sah.
Tempest still abides for me
You have drifted through the gale.
upon the hither shore,
You beyond the troubled tide;
Sorrow vexes you no more,
Shadows with my life abide.
Heart that never more shall ache,
Eyes that never more shall weep,
Whist l sorrow for your sake,
Lying in the last, long sleep.
Wait, my darling, by the shore,
Where the river darlxly rolls;
Soon l, too, shall journey DER,
Passing to the land of souls.
Stray not in the land OF light.
Pass not through the open gate.
Lest lose you from my sight
Wait, my darling, darling, wait.
e N. Gunnisou, IN Graphic Netas
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1887-03-26
A Handsome MoneY-Changer.

A quiet, sedate young woman who
wears glasses, always carries couple
of books, and looks as if she were an
admirer of Browning, is one of the
queer characters who haunt the up
town hotels. She is shrewd young
Jewess. in spite of her Bostonian APP
pearance, and makes a good living by
buying the foreign coin which is picked
up at the hotels from travellers who ex-
change glittering foreign gold for the
cart-wheel American dollars. The
hotels get the coin at discount,
she buys it at slight advance, and dis
poses of it in Wall street. Her friends
say there isn't a coin struck but she can
tell its value at glance. She picks up
valuable pieces once in while that 60
to numismatists at a handsome pre-
nlium.-M. !. Times.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1887-05-07
Too Dignifed BY Half.

Writing lines is the penance Harrow
boys do for all their sins, in and out OF
school. If boy is late for school, he
writes lines; if he misses "bill,' he
writes lines. If the lines are not
finished at stated time, their number
is doubled. There was one clever boy
who escaped writing half the ordered
quantity; and the master tells the story
of how he did it 10 this day. He was an
untidy boy and was often taken to task
for his carelessness and disorder. One
day his master, who had very dignified
and impressive manners, and who al
ways said ''we' instead of 'you'' when
talking to the boys, found occasion to
reprove him.
I'VE do not look very clean" he
said, with much severity I'VE have
not washed our hands this morning.
Have we?'
Il don't know about yours was the
impudent boys answer, "but I've
washed mine.'
"Ah!' said the master, ''we are very
impertnent to-day. We will have to
write hundred lines before the next
bill"
When "bilr' time came, the master
sent for the boy.
Have we written our lines?' he
asked.
1--WE written my fifty the boy an.
swcred very promptly, handing in his
paper; "but l don't know whether
you've done your halfn' - Elizabeth
Robins Penncl, IN st. Nicholas.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1887-05-07

lowering in the sun of those bright
colored, two winged fys sometimes
called drones. Even the patient ass
that beast Of many woes, is naturally
light hearted, though his ordinary re-
taxation seldom goes beyond a roll
in the dusty road when off duty; but
those who have kept and cared for one
know well enough his loud, clear bray
of honest recognition and JOY at the
sight of any one to whom he is at
tached; while an underworked, joyous
donkey, fond of sport, has been seen
to indulge in hunting pigs around 4
farmyard, catching and holding them
by the tails until their squeals brought
the owner to the rescue.
No boy out of school shows his sense
of happiness or freedom more strongly
than horse or pony does when hrst
turned loose for a run at grass; tearing
round the paddock, now stopping for a
moment to snort and fill his lungs with
fresh air, and then, with a kick-up OF
the heels, continuing his gallop. These
spells of play last longer with some
horses than others, depending often
upon the length of time the animal has
been stable-fed. A horse that is turned
out daily merely trots off few yards
with merry laugh before beginning
to nibble the fresh, sweet grass. In
the stable the amusements OF horses
too often take the form Of wanton mis-
chief, or some such horse-play as I'M
hooking a stablc-jacket and tearing it
up, OF biting holes in their own cloth
ing, kicking their stalls to bits, ETC.,
while very playful pony has been
known to indulge in pulling the feath-
ers out of pigeons tails
Talking of pigeons reminds me OF
the quantity of small talk, gossip, or
scandal INDUCED in by them and cer-
tain other birds before retiring for
the night or beginning work for the
day. House sparrows, starlings and
rocks are all very chatty at these
times, while birds who lead more soli-
tary lives nearly always end and begin
the day with song of joy.
Dogs do not chew or smoke; but a
dog nearly always keeps store of IA
vorite old bones by him, one of which
he loves to bring to the tireside, to pass
away half an hour before going to bed
gnawing at it, while light-hearted dogs
will often end spell of chewing at
their bone with 4 game of pitch-and-
toss with it. | have even known dogs
to play pitch-and-toss with single pei
let of shot One sees more of the dog
and cat and their pastinae than of
other animals, but it is likely that in a
state of nature most beasts spend quite
as much of their life in killing time as
90 these.-N ". Christian AdCLcGte.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1887-05-07
Marrow of the Modern Novel.

Given an active affinity (malc) and \
passive affinity fcmalc). The active
affinity has 4 positive value. but in
presence of the passive affinity it loses
all estimation of this value, and be-
lievcs the value of the passive affinity
TO be incstimablc. The passive affinity
has no value, and knows it. but it is
able to attract the active affinity by an
ingenious display of vacuty Of luc.
When he is drawn within the limits Of
her attraction his condition j. hopeless,
and II fusion (marra~r) j. inevitable.
Should another pa>>iv" affinity OF
greater vacuity be. present, the active
affinity is Il lost quantity. for if one
yacuity docs not absorb his value. an
other one will Ch0rlCs Dudley Var
ncy, IN Harpcr's Mog0:inc.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1887-05-07
THAT FAMOUS LAMB.

A Story About the Hero" of the Well
known Nursery Rhymes-How the "Old
South Church" Was Helped.
Most of our young readers will be
surprised to hear that the well-known
nursery song of MARY Had Little
Lamb is true story, and that MARY
is still living. About seventy years
ago she was little girl, the daughter
of a farmer in Worcester County, Mass.
She was very fond Of going with her
father into the fields to see the sheep,
and one day they found a baby-lamb
which was thought to be dead. Kind
hearted little Mary, however, lifted it
up in her arms, and, as it seemed to
breathe, she carried it home, made it a
warm bed near the stove, and nursed it
tenderly. Great was her deli ht when,
after weeks of careful feeding and
watching, her little patient began to
grow we'll and strong, and soon after it
was able to run about. 1t knew its
young mistress perfectly, always came
at her call, and was happy only when
at her side. One day it followed her
to the village school, and, not know
ing what else to do with it, she put it
under her desk and covered it with her
shawl. There it stayed until Mary was
called up to the teachers desk to say
her lesson, and then the lamb walked
quietly after her and the other children
burst out laughing. SO the teacher
had to shut the. little girls pet in the
wood-shcd until school was out. Soon
after this young student, named John
Rollstonc, wrote a little poem about
Mary and her lamb and presented it to
her. The lamb grew to be sheep and
lived for many years, and when at last
it died, Mary grieved so much for it
that her mother took some of its wool,
which was "as white as snow,n and
knitted pair of stockings for her, to
wear in remembrance of her darling.
Some years after the lambs death,
Mrs. Sarah Hall, celebrated woman
who wrote books, composed some
verses about Mary's lamb and added
them to those written by John Roll
sloht, HIahliS VIC coMplele poem as
we know it.
Mary took such good care of the
stockings made of her lambs fleece
that when she was grown-up woman
she gave one of them to church-fair
IN Boston. As soon as it became known
chat the stocking was made from the
fleece of ''Mary's little lamb every
one wanted a piece of it; so the stock
ing was raveled out and the yarn cut
into short pieces. Each piece was tied
to card on which MARY wrote her
full name, and these cards sold so we'll
that they brought the large sum of one
hundred and forty dollars to Old
South Church. Agricultur-
tst
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1887-05-07
What Filthy Lucre Brings.

"Money, my dear young friend, said
an elderly adviser, doesn't alone bring
happiness in this world"
II know it doesn't, sir" responded
the young man, frankly. ut only
brings terrapin, and small bottles. and
trips to Europe, and canvas backs, and
lying a-bed late in the mornings, and
taking tailor-made girls to the opera
nights. and all that sort of grief and
misery. Give me u contented mind
and-say $4,000 year, and somebody
else can have the money" he conclu'
ded. with fine scorn.-LJe.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1887-05-07
Three BOYS of Saybrook, Con

Three boys of Saybrook, Conn,
out skunk hunting, started a wildcat,
which ran up telegraph pole. They
knocked it down with stones and theil
dog seized it, and very soon showed
decided symptoms of having the worst
of it. Then one of the lads grabbed
the wildcat by the tail, and it turned or
him and clawed his hand and arm say,
agely. He held on, however, and the
other boys managed to club the plucky
cat to death. 1t weighed twenty-five
pounds. N Y SIN.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1887-05-07
Pretty Expensive Wind.

"They say that light and air are free.
don't thcy?' said a Chicago book pub
Usher.
Eyes. That is long established
principle replied the gentleman adj
dressed.
"Wcll, it ain So"
Not SOP
mo, sir. Here I hire three agents
on salary"
Yes
"Wcll, that makes about three thou
sand dollars a year that | pay for wind.
which is technically described as air in
motion. Don't You supposed | could
go into court and compel these men to
work for nothing?'- Merchant Irarelcr.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1887-05-07
Business is Business.

Two passengers on the train became
involved in a very heated controversy,
which finally waNed SO hot that one of
them called the other liar.
whats that, Il liar?' and he was on
his feet.
Eyes, liar was the emphatic re-
spouse. cor my name ain tJohn Smith,
of SmithvilleH
What the hardware mcrchant?'
1.-The same
"Mr. Smith, I'm delighted to know
you. I represent Messrs Sharpedge 4
Co., of New York. and can show YOU
a line of samples that will make youl
hair curl. ~. Y Sum-
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1887-05-07
YOUTHS DEPARTMENT.
MARJORlE'S KNITTING.

In the chimney corner our Marjorie Sis,
Softly singing the while she knlts;
The freight Pickering here and there
Plays on her face and her shining hair.
And gittering bright in the fitful glow,
Backward and forward her needles go;
Backward aid forward. swift and true,
And bark the needles are singing, too.
zone and two and three and four,
Counting and narrowing 0 er and o er,
Knit and rib and seam and purl,
Clckety, clackcty, good little glrl!'
The fire is whispering: Marjorie mine,
IT'S positive pleasure you to shine,
From YOUR pretty brown hair, so smooth ana
neat,
Down TO your dainty, trim slippcrcd feet"
The kettle is murmuring: Marjorie dear,
TITS all for your sake that I'm bubbllng mere !;
But though have dubbed both loud and long,
You've ears for naught but those needles
song"
"Onu and two and three and four,
Counting and narrowing DER and DER
Knit and rib and seam and purl,
Clicke!y clackety, good little girl
And what is our Marjorie knitting pray.
A soft, warm scarf for a winter day!
a pair OF m1ttenS 1Or ScnOOi-DOy r Teu,
Or reins for toddling Baby Ned!
can not see, in the twilight gray,
How many needles are working away,
But see them Pickering in and out,
And they know exactly what they are about.
Zone and two and three and four,
Counting and narrowing DER and Ger,
Knit and rib and seam and purl,
Clickcty. cackcty, good little girl'
Cheerily Marjorie works away,
Nor ever her thoughts from her knitting stray;
Whatever it is, twill be sure TO fit
For loving thoughts in the web are knit.
The kettle may bubble the fire may burn,
But Marjorie thoughts they can not turn;
And think that my heart must be knitting,
too,
For it seems to sing as the needles do!
zone and two and three and four,
Counting and narrowing ser and DER.
Knit and rib and seam and purl,
Clickety. clackety, dear little girl
Laura Z. Richards, in Youths Companion.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1887-05-07
"kILLlNG" TIME,

Something About the Way in Which Ami
mails Idle Away Moments Which III ang
Heavily Upon Their Glands"
Dogs, though not able to squander
their time over newspaper, will spend
hour after hour, seated at window,
watching all that passes in the street,
or, in the evening. regarding a mouse
holc-not with the slightest idea of
gain or profit, but merely as an agree
able means of passing the time. Then
there are the long-continued flights of
tame pigeons about our houses, the
auadrille of a house-fiy across our cell
ing, The gamboling of gnats, and the
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1887-05-07
the child head where a tllrob could Ee

the child S head where illrob could Ee
detected.
Every child has the same, [ re-
piled i'll Il rcassuring voice.
''Oh! they have, ch! What infant
asylum have you been matron of? Per-
haps marie | the mother instead of
the daughter! tell you that Il freak
of nature, that is, and | Shan't be SUI
priscd 20 come home any day and find
Il horn beginning to sDrout!'-Dctfott
Free Press.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1887-05-07

Raymond Ferguson, of Utica, Ind,
is the father of baby that weighs JUST
one pound. Its arms are three inches
long; its legs four inches; it is well
formed and apparently healthy, and
bids fair to live and grow.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1887-05-07

-'Mamma. said a K-strcet little
girl to-day, ''what kind of word is
snodunder, and what does it mean?"
Really, my child replied the amazed
mother. II can't tell you. l never
heard such word before. Where did
YOU ever hear ito'' cat school today,
mamma. The teacher said spring was
snodunder.' The mother caught on.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1887-05-07

All politencss is owing to liberty.
We polish one another, and rub off our
corners and rough sides by sort Of
amical collision. To restrain this is in
eyitable to bring rust upon mems un'
derstanding.- Shaftesbury.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1887-05-07
"A Springfield Mass man has d

"A SprngHeld IMass. man has DIS
covered what has long been pretty well
known-that the real mission of the
mosquito is to purify. He had two
hogsheads filled with water, and into
one he put lot of wrigglers or embryo
mosquitoes. The water free from the
wrigglers soon became foul, but that
containing them remained sweet. So
he concludes that mosquitoes keep our
swamps from becoming foul and pesti-
lent.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1887-05-07
The Difference.
'Twixt fool and wise,
This difference lies:
The fool his folly shows,
Yet knows it not;
The wise his folly knows,
Yet shows it not
III Rifa
It'd Bits.

How long since your father has
given you good licking, sonny?'
HE never did" ''Look out, young
ster. You know where liars go to?'
II amt lynn. He never gave me a
good lickin'; but I've had plenty OF
t,other kind christian at Work.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1887-05-07

The more clothes man wears the
more bedclothing he uses, the closer
he keeps his chamber, the closer he
confines himself to his house, the more
readily will he take cold, as the more Il
thriftless youth is helped the less able
does he become to help himself
Good Housekeeping.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1887-05-07

Love, the child of trust. is, in time,
the mother of service. John Hull.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1887-05-07
Good health

Good health
depends DE
pure blood i
therefore,, to
keep well,
purify TIL G
blood by TAX
ing Hoods
.Sarsaparilla.
This medi-
cine pos
sesses cura-
tive powers
peculiar to
itself. 1t Is
also peculiar
in til il
builds up the
system, Gre
ateS an appe
tite, while is
crad icates
disease.
u ggists. Pre-
oil Nass
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1887-02-05
Water Works,

District Attorney Hudson, who travels a
good deal in the course of a year, is a close
observer, and he never makes a trip from
home without noting important and prac.
ticai improvements going OH over the
country and which are needed here. To
him is largely duo whatever of advance
and it has been Observation-Disclosures has
made in the past few years in the way of
semi-public industries. While in Tale
dega, Ala, Mr.. Hudson was favorably inn
pressed with the system of water works in
use there, and no thinks it would pay
Monroe to adopt similar system. Tale
dega is of a size with Monroe, but far
ahead of her in this respect. The works
were built at comparatively u small ex-
pense and the annual cost Of maintaining
them is only $1,000. To maintain our fire
department entails a yearly expense OF
aboat 81, 500, and the time is not far distant
when a new engine will have to be bought.
When that has to be done it will be found
that the difference in cost between the fire
department and system of water works
like that in use at Talledega will not be very
great and that the latter is much better
We merely throw out these suggestions
now to attract attention to the matter.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1887-02-05
District Court.

The grand jury finished its isbors and
adjourned Wednesday evening. Only eleven
bills were found. The fact speaks we'll for
the parish. We append the report in full
GRAND JURY REPORT.
To thu Honorable Judge of the Fifth Judi
cial District Court III and for the Parish
OF Ouachita:
Houor for the present term OF Court beg
leave to report:
That they have investigated all cases Of
criminal nature thai have been reported
They have to state that very few viola
tons of the criminal laws have como to
their knowledge and that most OF their Ia
bors have been devoted TO tho Investigation
of the fire which occurred In Monroe on the
night OF January e, 1857. That while they
are convinced from the testimony brought
before them that the burning Of the two
criminal in its nature and . violation of the
state to your Honor that they wore not
tain sufficient evidence against any pestic-
ular person or persons, to justify . bill of
Indictment, and hence leave tho matter
open for future Investigation by aubse-
H 6Eil. may % maze ~n''n VIII JUSTIFY !"
They have to state that they have found
and presented eleven true bills which
come before them worthy Of Investigation.
And now having completed their lAbors,
SO far as possible at this time, they pray
to be discharged from further service.
+. f. M1LIsAPs,
Foreman Grand Jury.
Two true bills wero found against Mr {.
Henry Dobson for violation of the Sunday
law. He plead guilty and was fined Us in
each case and in default Of payment was
sentenced to five days imprisonmet. The
fine was paid. This Is the first conviction,
we believe, under this law.
Several cases Of minor importance were
disposed Of during the past week. The
most important civil case was that Of w.
A. Mackay, syndic, versus Lem Scott, sher-
i'll, ct. al. It was q jury case and was taken
up and tried Monday, resulting in a YER
dict for defendant. A motionsfor = new
trial has been filed. The case grew ont Of
an attachment proceeding instituted by
John Chaffe & Sons vs.. ]. d. McCOrklo &
Co., of Richland parish in 1888. McCork1e
ayailed himself OF the ins0lvent laws of the
State and w. A. Mackay was appointed
syndic of the estate OF the insolvent.
Maclkay, syndic now sues the sheriff of
Richland parish for some 81, 600 damages
for neglect Of duty In not gathering the
crops of McCorkle and allowing Same to be
inal attachment proceedings were instituted
in Richland parish by Judge Williams,
now Judge of the District Court for that
parish. He being recused in this case on
that account it was removed to this par
ish.